Offboard wiring

[aaronwahlmusic]

How do you guys normally layout offboard wiring for a 3PDT switch and LED indicator but no 9v battery on the dc jack?

[skullservant]

[aaronwahlmusic]

Thanks!
Why not this though? http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/201 ... iring.html
I've seen that one a lot.

[Jordan]

There's a heap here too:

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/tec ... ng-options

[skullservant]

Thanks!
Why not this though? http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/201 ... iring.html
I've seen that one a lot.

There are many ways to do it, it's just a matter of preference

[aaronwahlmusic]

Ok, I was just curious. Also... What is the best way to solder off-board wires onto the strip board or PCB itself? I've tried just putting the tinned wire through the holes on the ends but I usually end up with a really fragile joint. BTW, I'm using 22 gauge, but will most likely switch to 24.
PS: is it just me, or does soldering to output/input jacks take forever? I swear they hate me haha.

[skullservant]

I use 24, which is thin enough usually to pre-tin before inserting into the PCB and soldering it up
And you'll get the hang of jacks, it'll come with time!

[adapt]

123
456
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1->circuit in
2->LED -
3->circuit out
4->input jack
5->ground
6->output jack
7->9 with a 0 ohm resistor
8->(unused)

24g solidcore
lead solder that i heavily breathe in and melt onto my balls
let's party

[eatyourguitar]

I do this on every pedal. grounded input, grounded output. nothing gets through! the wah version of the parallel universe leaked through on bypass but thats only because the oscillator is a speaker amplifier cranked up to 11 running through an unshielded snake in a wah enclosure at audio rates.

[Nocentelli]

123
456
789

1->circuit in
2->LED -
3->circuit out
4->input jack
5->ground
6->output jack
7->9 with a 0 ohm resistor
8->(unused)

If you connect 1->8 on the above scheme, it grounds the input in bypass mode, handy for high gain fuzz etc